Casshern (film)
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| Directed by | Kazuaki Kiriya |
| Produced by | Hideji Miyajima Toshiharu Ozawa Toshiaki Wakabayashi |
| Screenplay by | Kazuaki Kiriya Dai Satō Shotaro Suga |
| Starring |
Yusuke Iseya Kumiko Aso Toshiaki Karasawa Mayumi Sada Jun Kaname Susumu Terajima Akira Terao Tatsuya Mihashi Hidetoshi Nishijima |
| Music by | Shiro Sagisu |
| Cinematography | Kazuaki Kiriya |
| Edited by | Kazuaki Kiriya |
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| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Release date
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April 24, 2004 (Japan) April 25, 2005 (UK) October 26, 2005 (France) July 14, 2006 (Italy) October 16, 2007 (United States) |
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Running time
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140 minutes (Japan) 120 minutes (United States) |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget |
¥ 600 million (US$ 6 million) |
Casshern (キャシャーン Kyashān?) is a 2004 Japanese tokusatsu film adaptation of the anime series of the same name. It was written and directed by Kazuaki Kiriya. It stars Yusuke Iseya as Tetsuya Azuma/Casshern, Kumiko Aso as Luna Kozuki, Toshiaki Karasawa as Burai, Mayumi Sada as Saguree, and Jun Kaname as Barashin.
A fifty-year war between the Eastern Federation and Europa ends, with the Federation taking control of the Eurasian continent. A resistance movement rises in Zone 7 and the Federation mobilizes its military. However, the war and heavy industry have exhausted the Federation and polluted the environment.
Dr. Azuma presents his discovery of Neo Cells, human cells that, in theory, can be converted to regenerate human tissue. The Neo Cells are only found in the genome of "a primitive ethnic group." He states that he can develop the Neo Cells for human use, but is quickly denounced. But Kaoru Naito, from Nikko Hairal Inc., offers Dr. Azuma sponsorship. Azuma is persuaded when Naito insinuates that accepting will also help Dr. Azuma cure his wife, Midori.
A photo shoot at the Azuma Residence follows, commemorating Tetsuya's (Azuma's son) engagement to Luna. They argue about Tetsuya joining the military. One year later, Tetsuya is deployed to Eurasia Zone 7. He kills civilians, and is killed by a booby trap.
Azuma invites Luna's father, Dr. Kozuki, to his lab. They are rivals, since Azuma's cell research makes Kozuki's armor research redundant. However, although organs have been grown from the Neo Cells, they are not usable. Meanwhile, Midori, now almost blind, is visited by Tetsuya's ghost. Shortly after she is told of his death. His body is sent to Azuma's lab.
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